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Health Ministry provides latest update on COVID-19 in Nepal (with video)
Published On: April 16, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU: At a regular press briefing, the spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population Dr Bikash Devkota provided the latest updates on the COVID-19 across the country on Thursday.
South Korean ruling party wins vote held amid virus fears
Published On: April 16, 2020 05:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea, April 16: South Korea’s ruling liberal party secured a resounding victory in parliamentary elections that had the highest turnout in nearly three decades, despite the coronavirus forcing social distancing at polling places.
RPP's four provincial assembly members to contribute 15 days' salary to COVID-19 fund
Published On: April 16, 2020 04:47 PM NPT By: Kunga Hyolmo
KATHMANDU, April 16: Four provincial assembly members of Rastriya Prajatantra Party have decided to contribute their 15 days' salary to the COVID-19 prevention and containment fund established by their respective provinces.
Police investigating beating of doctors
Published On: April 16, 2020 12:16 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 16: Police went out of their way to beat doctors returning home after finishing their duty on Wednesday evening at TUTH, Maharajgunj. Resident doctors at the TUTH Shambhu Khanal, Tej Prakash Shah and Bikash Shah were on their way home after dinner.
Fourth Nepali dies of coronavirus in US
Published On: April 16, 2020 12:00 PM NPT By: Hom Lamsal
UNITED STATES, April 16: Pawan Kumar Malla, former assistant sub-inspector of Nepal Police, died of the coronavirus in New York on Thursday.
China sees drop in imported coronavirus cases but local infections rise
Published On: April 16, 2020 11:32 AM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, April 16: China reported on Thursday fewer new coronavirus cases involving travellers arriving from overseas, but locally transmitted infections rose, with the Chinese capital seeing new local cases for the first time in more than three weeks.
Nepal to evacuate its citizens working in UN agencies in Afghanistan
Published On: April 16, 2020 09:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 16: Amid coronavirus outbreak, the government has decided to evacuate its citizens working for UN agencies in Afghanistan, officials said.
4.6 million Nepalis are food-insecure, and 10% have severe need
Published On: April 16, 2020 09:28 AM NPT By: SHREE RAM SUBEDI
KATHMANDU, April 16: As the country is in the fourth week of lockdown to contain the spread of novel coronavirus (Covid 19), with two more weeks extension from Tuesday, a UN agency has warned that a widespread food insecurity is likely.
Ncell launches a self-assessment survey to help Govt identify COVID-19 infected
Published On: April 16, 2020 09:01 AM NPT By: Kunga Hyolmo
KATHMANDU, April 16: Ncell Private Limited has launched a self-assessment survey through Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) medium to support the Government to identify COVID-19 infected people.
G20 countries agree debt freeze for world's poorest countries
Published On: April 16, 2020 08:38 AM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI/RIYADH/WASHINGTON, April 16: Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies agreed on Wednesday to suspend debt service payments for the world’s poorest countries through the end of the year, a move quickly matched by a group of hundreds of private creditors.
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